Daniel Tapsell is an industry-leading specialist in interim and contract hiring within the financial services sector, with 13 years’ experience delivering high-impact talent solutions for complex and mission-critical assignments. Renowned for partnering with senior leaders across risk, compliance, transformation and operational functions, Daniel combines deep market insight with a vast network of highly skilled professionals to solve resourcing challenges quickly and effectively. As a senior leader and key driver of interim hiring strategy, he has built and expanded specialist teams, consistently delivering outcomes that support business growth and strategic imperatives. His approach blends commercial acumen with a commitment to quality, helping organisations to secure the right talent at the right time across the UK, Europe and beyond.
GRC Consulting for Audit-Proof Outcomes
An Agile Alternative to Traditional Consulting: Guarenteed Outcomes Led by Trusted Practioners.
Regulatory-Ready Capability as a Service
Swap resourcing for shared outcomes you can measure. Broadgate's consulting division provides you with a Capability as a Service (CaaS) model that ensures you stay regulator-ready across critical commercial, middle, and back-office functions.
From GRC implementation to audit remediation, we own the delivery, manage the dependencies, and provide the rigorous governance required to protect your business.
You get the speed and cost of a specialist resourcing partner, with the assurance and reporting you’d expect from a delivery team.
The delivery model for audit and oversight
Capability as a Service
We mobilise to a defined scope and leave behind documentation and training so your function can keep running the work.
Governance of the Service
The control layer around delivery. A named lead, a clear reporting cadence, and evidence you can use in audit or regulator review across jurisdictions.
Broadgate's Specialisms in Regulated Delivery
Broadgate supports financial and professional services firms across the full spectrum of risk, compliance, and governance work, from proactive assurance through to remediation under audit or regulator scrutiny.
These specialisms reflect where clients need delivery they can evidence, including a clear control record, an evidence pack that stands up to review, and capability left behind through documentation and training.
Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) is a leading charity and bank driving progress toward a fair and sustainable future. For over a century, it has pioneered new approaches to giving across the UK and North America. Over the past two years, Broadgate has partnered with CAF to deliver all hires into its second-line compliance team - placing interim leaders and long-term specialists who have shaped the function’s evolution. This includes the Head of Compliance, Head of Financial Crime Compliance, two Senior Compliance Managers, and a Compliance Projects Analyst supporting a wider tech transformation. By consistently outperforming other agencies, Broadgate has ensured continuity and stability for CAF’s compliance function.
Roles successfully placed include: Project Manager, Risk Manager, Procurement Manager, Conduct Risk Manager, Governance & Reporting Manager, and GDPR Programme Manager.
‘Broadgate brought that level of expertise, confidence, and high level of assurance that we just couldn’t get by doing the process by ourselves, or even with other firms. Adrian’s input and consultation were professionally run, very comprehensive and highly valued by the company and the board, and it gave us great confidence in the process.’
‘Broadgate were great to partner with. They supplied QUALITY candidates and filled several of my roles quickly. I would absolutely turn to Broadgate again for support.’
DZ BANK AG's New York branch has been serving US, German, and international clients with operations in North America for almost 50 years. DZ Bank NY is offering products to manage interest rates and currency risks, as well as a broad variety of financing solutions in the asset securitisation, project finance, corporate finance, and trade finance sectors. DZ engaged Broadgate's services to source a Vice President of Credit Risk through our Contingent Recruitment Solution. The brief was to identify high-calibre talent with strong risk management expertise and proven leadership credentials. A briefing call was held on 4th February, and within days Broadgate delivered a shortlist of four candidates. All progressed to first-stage interviews, with two advancing to the final stage. References were completed promptly, and an offer was made within one month of the initial briefing.
Great customer service and performance — 10/10.
Of the 25 roles released to five agencies, Broadgate filled 20.
For more than 50 years, leading financial institutions and businesses have relied on FIS financial technology to power their mission-critical operations. In search of senior compliance leaders, the team at FIS enslisted the help of Broadgate's recruitment and advisory specialists. Having previously delivered a number of successful hiring project in this niche (regulatory approved governance roles in FinTech), Broadgate were able to quickly pinpoint and vet qualified, culturally attuned candidates from an expansive global network. Broadgate successfully placed two regulatory approved Heads of Compliance in two different legal entities for FIS.
'Darren and the Broadgate team have been a valuable partner for us in the Compliance market in Ireland. He and the team have a well networked pool of candidates who are well-briefed on our requirements and company values and I look forward to working with him in the year ahead.'
We placed a range of project-critical interim roles, including a Head of Operational Risk, Head of Compliance Monitoring, Operational Risk Manager, Data Protection SME, and IT Risk Manager.
RBS International is the UK’s largest independent depository service provider, holding around 30% of the market and rapidly expanding in Luxembourg. With the scale, experience, and breadth of expertise to support a wide variety of fund structures and asset types, their Luxembourg branch plays a key role in ensuring investors’ money is safeguarded with confidence and without conflict.
In 2024, the firm onboarded Broadgate alongside other new suppliers to help deliver in light of a significant wave of growth hires.
The first release of the seven roles was highly competitive, with multiple agencies on the PSL. Broadgate filled six of them by leveraging our established network in the small but specialised Luxembourg market, underpinned by our confidence in representing RBS International’s unique value proposition.
By building strong communication lines, investing in on-site meetings, and developing a comprehensive understanding of the culture, we quickly became a trusted partner.
Following this success, Broadgate continued to deliver on additional hiring needs, culminating in an exclusive partnership from August 2024.
Roles placed include: Risk Manager, Due Diligence Manager, Depository Manager, and Custody Officer.
The Cumberland Building Society aims to create a banking experience that is kinder to people and the planet. In search of a Head of First Line Risk and Resilience candidate, the team at The Cumberland Building Society engaged the specialist recruiters at Broadgate for support. Broadgate was able to provide a diverse shortlist to fulfil the requirement of a critical hire into the COO business function. Within an agreed 6-week timeline, we were able to provide a longlist of over 80 candidates, a shortlist of 10 and get 6 candidates to first stage interview. With our agreed timelines, we were then able to get from first interview to offer within 3 weeks.
Broadgate, and in particular, Richard was great, very responsive to what we needed and the wider businesses being aligned on values, made Richard very able to spot a great cultural fit in multiple candidates. Ultimately the sell for us in using Broadgate was them supporting us to get a great candidate in place much sooner than we would otherwise have been able to.
For over 40 years, Thesis Asset Management has been providing investment management services for private clients, charities, pension funds and trusts. Facing a mix of hiring needs across both permenent and contract recruitment, the firm was seeking senior talent in Compliance, MLRO, Fund Accounting, Reporting, and Oversight.
One of the most significant milestones was its very first contract hire; a senior appointment reporting directly to the CEO. Having never hired a contractor before, the firm needed guidance through the process, from understanding regulatory requirements to ensuring full compliance.
Broadgate’s consultants provided the education piece, building confidence and delivering a smooth process that resulted in a successful SMF placement. The candidate made such an impact that she was later transferred into a permanent role.
Triodos Bank is a leading expert in sustainable banking. With over 700,000 customers across Europe, Triodos is on a mission to make money work for positive change.
Broadgate’s partnership with Triodos began with a strong value alignment and a shared commitment to responsible business as B Corp accredited organisations.
Broadgate was initially engaged to deliver a business-wide gap analysis of all policies and procedures in reference to local regulators and authorities, including the FCA, HMRC, ICA, and PRA.
We were then given the mandate to make 8 Compliance & Risk placements for interim positions as part of a broader transformation project.
Despite operating in a highly competitive market, Broadgate tapped into an expansive network and strong domain-specific knowledge to deliver the roles with precision and speed, securing all hires within the allotted timeframe.
Wealthtime are a next-generation investment platform group that combines market-leading technology with best-in-class customer service. With £11bn AUM, 1500 advisory firms, and and 77,000 investors across its platform, it offers a comprehensive investment wrap service.
Facing an urgent need to make hires across Risk, Compliance, and Financial Crime, Wealthtime required specialist interim and permanent recruitment support to srtrengthen its second line of defence and support BAU operations.
The hiring project was run on a non-exclusive basis, with 6 other agencies engaged simultaneously. Despite competing against 5 other agencies, Broadgate leveraged their deep market knowledge and strong compliance and risk networks to source and secure the right talent for 100% of the roles, delivering a Risk specialist, a Compliance Contractor, and a Senior Financial Crime Contractor to cover critical second line functions.
Alongside this Broadgate also made five permanent placements across Compliance and Risk to strengthen long-term capability.
A Clear Route from Question to Answer
A Clear Route from Question to Answer
We define the problem, test the gaps, then deliver evidence.
DISCOVERY
DIAGNOSTICS
DELIVERY
What we Deliver, End to End
Defined scopes, clear ownership, audit-ready evidence, delivered by trusted practitioners.
Regulatory Readiness and Remediation
We'll identify gaps, mobilise the right practitioners, and deliver a remediation pack that holds up in audit and regulator review. Progress is governed through a named lead, weekly checkpoints, and documented decisions.
Regulatory Readiness and Remediation
We'll identify gaps, mobilise the right practitioners, and deliver a remediation pack that holds up in audit and regulator review. Progress is governed through a named lead, weekly checkpoints, and documented decisions.
Local Presence, Cross-Border Delivery.
We’re in the markets where risk and compliance talent concentrates. London, Dublin, Luxembourg, Zurich, Berlin and Boston are core hubs for banking, regulation, and the specialist operators who keep firms audit-ready.
That footprint supports cross-border delivery and global workforce programmes, where jurisdiction changes the rules. Regulatory expectations, employment requirements, and evidence standards aren’t consistent market to market. We work across them every day, so teams don’t lose time translating requirements at the point of delivery.
